A/HRC/44/11 102. Lesotho commended Guinea-Bissau for the ratification of the Convention on Migrant Workers and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 103. Libya welcomed the implementation by Guinea-Bissau of a number of recommendations that it had accepted in the previous cycle. Libya praised the positive developments in the field of the protection and promotion of human rights, including the reforms of the justice and defence systems. 104. The Marshall Islands noted with satisfaction the ratification of international human rights instruments and the steps that the Government had taken to improve the justice system by providing training for lawyers and judicial decision makers. 105. Mauritania noted with satisfaction the commitment of Guinea-Bissau to human rights ideals and the protection of human rights and action taken to combat gender inequality and unemployment. 106. Mexico recognized efforts made by Guinea-Bissau, including the ratification in 2018 of the Paris Agreement, on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. 107. Montenegro commended activities aimed at increasing school enrolment and literacy. Montenegro urged Guinea-Bissau to investigate all cases of violence against women and to prosecute perpetrators. 108. Morocco commended the ratification of the Convention on Migrant Workers and noted with satisfaction the commitment of Guinea-Bissau to supporting the right to education. 109. Myanmar welcomed the ratification of the Convention on Migrant Workers and of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 110. Côte d’Ivoire welcomed the accession of Guinea-Bissau to the Convention on the Reduction of Stateless Persons and the Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons in 2016 and the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2018. 111. Mali commended Guinea-Bissau for promoting and protecting the rights of persons from disadvantaged backgrounds. Mali encouraged Guinea-Bissau to continue with this valuable work and to extend its commitment to other categories of persons whose situation would deserve equal attention. 112. Concerning the right to health and in particular with regard to HIV/AIDS, the delegation stated that the country had achieved some progress. Treatment for persons living with HIV/AIDS had been increased by 40 per cent. However, some problems persisted, in particular those related to shortages and insufficiency in stocks of the necessary drugs. The Government had recently held a public tender and awarded a contract to a private company to ensure greater control and reliability in the quality of the medicines made available to the population. 113. Measures had also been taken to encourage persons to send their children to school, including the distribution of food grants to families that sent their children to school, which both dissuaded children from dropping out of school and contributed to reducing poverty and malnutrition. 114. Concerning prison conditions, the Government had faced some problems in funding the renovation of certain prisons. However, an agreement had recently been concluded with a United Nations agency that would allow the refurbishment of and the provision of new equipment for at least one prison, thereby improving conditions of detention. The Ministry of Justice together with the human rights commission was providing courses to inmates to teach them to read and write and was also providing professional training. Inmates, many of whom were very young, were therefore being provided with an opportunity to learn a profession and reintegrate into society once they had served their sentences. Moreover, Guinea-Bissau had received support from Brazil to establish a police training school. A programme for the training of trainers was being carried out and soon Guinea-Bissau would be able to take ownership of this initiative. 10